Strings (cont)
Rules for interpolation and escape sequences:
"..." |
| must escape embedded " via \"
escape sequences work
variable interpolation works |
'...' |
| no variable interpolation
no escape sequences work (including no \') |
| heredoc's |
| no need to escape embedded "
escape sequences work
variable interpolation works |
PHP escape sequences are like C/Java/Perl e.g. \n, \t, ...
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